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Dutch artificial intelligence infrastructure giant Nebius Group N.V. said today it’s recruiting the core engineering team from AI orchestration software firm Clarifai Inc. in an effort to boost its managed inference services. As part of the deal, Nebius is also snapping up …
CME Group and Silicon Data to launch AI compute futures market
Silicon Data, the startup that provides market intelligence for artificial intelligence compute infrastructure, will provide the price indexes for a new futures market that will allow investors to hedge their bets on the semiconductor industry. CME Group’s new “compute futures market” will …
AWS Kiro accelerates software development by proving code correctness before it gets to work
Amazon Web Services Inc. is trying to get rid of the bottleneck between architectural planning and code execution with a number of upgrades to its artificial intelligence software development tool Kiro. The upgrades, which are all rolling out today, include Parallel Task …
German defense tech startup Helsing in talks over $1.2B funding round
German defense technology firm Helsing GmbH is reportedly on the verge of securing a bumper $1.2 billion in funding that would bring its valuation to around $18 billion, making it one of Europe’s most valuable technology startups. A report by the Financial …
Thinking Machines drops a new, highly responsive model designed for humanlike interactions in real time
Thinking Machines Lab Inc., the artificial intelligence research startup founded by former OpenAI Group PBC Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, wants to move beyond the era of “turn-based” AI interactions. The company has just announced a research preview of its first “interaction …
Imaging tech startup eyeo raises €40M to try to show the world in a very different light
Netherlands- and Belgium-based imaging technology startup eyeo B.V. said today it has closed on a €40 million ($47.07 million) Series A round of funding in order to try to fulfill its mission to enhance the world’s cameras. The round, which brings eyeo’s …
Report: AI chipmaker Cerebras to increase IPO price target amid surging investor demand
Artificial intelligence chipmaker Cerebras Systems Inc. is expected to increase the size and price of its initial public offering later today as investor demand for access to its shares continues to rise. Reuters reported today that the chipmaker is now considering raising …
Datadog’s stock jumps 31% on crushing earnings beat, showing there’s still hope for software
Shares of Datadog Inc. popped after the application monitoring software firm crushed Wall Street’s expectations with its first-quarter financial results today and followed up with strong guidance. The stock gained more than 30% during the regular trading session today, and also helped to …
AI data center firm IREN’s stock soars after it strikes $2.1B deal with Nvidia
Neocloud company IREN Ltd. has secured a $2.1 billion commitment from the chipmaker Nvidia Corp. as part of a new data center partnership aimed at artificial intelligence workloads. The partners plan to deploy up to 5 gigawatts of Nvidia’s DSX-branded infrastructure in …
CoreWeave ups its spending forecast as revenue guidance falls short, and its stock sinks
Shares of the cloud data center company CoreWeave Inc. were trading more than 8% lower after-hours following mixed first-quarter earnings results and a lower-than-expected forecast for the current quarter. The company also increased its capital expenditures spending forecast, further eroding investor confidence …